IPOH: An accident involving a tanker lorry and three cars on the North-South Expressway has resulted in all northbound lanes being blocked, causing a 5km crawl on Sunday (Dec 22). PLUS Malaysia Berhad (PLUS), via an X post, reported that the incident occurred at Kilometre 264.4 of the expressway at 5:52pm. The tanker lorry skidded, coming to...
IPOH: The body of an unidentified man was found by the public in Sungai Kampung Punti, Padang Ampang near Kuala Kangsar on Sunday (Dec 22). Kuala Kangsar district police chief ACP Heisham Harun said an inspection of the body did not yield any elements of crime. He said a police report on the incident was received at...
MUAR: Two men and a woman, believed to be involved in an armed robbery with machetes in Taman Sri Treh, Muar, on Tuesday (Dec 17), and who went viral on social media, have been remanded for seven days starting Saturday (Dec 21), Malay language daily Sinar Harian reports. The remand order was issued by Magistrate Suzana...
KUANTAN: A 55-year-old man who had been reported missing since Dec 13 was found dead in a car in a parking lot near a restaurant in Sungai Isap on Saturday (Dec 21). Kuantan OCPD Asst Comm Wan Mohd Zahari Wan Busu said the victim, Safri Mohd Ali from Kampung Hijrah, was found unconscious by members of...
KOTA KINABALU: A man was allegedly beaten up, threatened and locked in a room by two men in Tawau for getting their relative pregnant. The 27-year-old was called to the house at Kg Merotai Besar by his girlfriend, Tawau OCPD Asst Comm Jasmin Hussin told the media on Friday (Dec 20). He said the man claimed that...
IPOH: The government has not lost sight of effecting reforms and remains on the right track, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The Prime Minister said that the government was being careful to ensure things are moving, albeit slowly, so things are done correctly. "We are a bit careful and will take a slightly longer time to ensure...
MELAKA: An army veteran at the Portuguese Settlement in Ujong Pasir here got an early Christmas visit from local leaders Thursday (Dec 19) night. Kota Melaka MP Khoo Poay Tiong organised the visit to extend festive wishes to 86-year-old Luke Lowe @ Norman Lowe. Khoo told the media that Lowe had devoted his life to defending the...
PETALING JAYA: The use of body-worn cameras (BWCs) by the police should be extended to lockups, says human rights organisation Suara Rakyat Malaysia (Suaram). Its executive director Sevan Doraisamy called for a timeline to test and roll out BWC use by personnel stationed in lockups, as well as by those involved in anti-crime operations. “These high-stakes encounters...
KUALA TERENGGANU: A plantation manager lost RM205,983 after falling victim to a non-existent investment scheme. Acting Kemaman police chief DSP Wan Muhamad Wan Ja'afar said that the 56-year-old male victim had invested in the Goldencrimson scheme, which was advertised on social media. The victim, drawn in by the promise of high returns, made 12 transactions, to eight...
PETALING JAYA: The wife of a celebrity has claimed that a policeman made her alter the statement she gave regarding her husband's arrest for suspected marijuana possession, reported Sinar Harian. In an Instagram live broadcast on Thursday (Dec 19), she said she was making this disclosure because she believed there had been a breach of ethics...
